Prior to the 2014 US Open Golf championship, the general consensus was that Rory McIroy may continue his recent good form by securing another major title with a likely challenge emanating from Phil Mickelson. Should Mickelson have prevailed he would join an elite group of golfers who had won all four major tournaments at some stage of their careers. At the half-way stage of the tournament, following two successive rounds of 65, the only talk was of the eventual winning lead by German Martin Kaymer.